Eid al-Adha Mubarak!
تَقَبَّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمْ
May Allah accept from us and from you.
May Allah accept our sacrifices, forgive our sins, and bless us with peace, happiness, good health, and abundant rizq.
May this Eid bring joy, unity, to you and your family
1.37 million new Kenyans have registered to vote in the past three weeks, with Nairobi leading at 150,166 new voters
Other top counties: Kiambu (72,055), Kakamega (61,797), and Nakuru (57,068).
Impressive.
[Pic: @NationAfrica]
1. The CONSERVATORY order will be discharged by the three judge bench...latest by next week if not by Friday.
2. Prof. Kithure Kindiki will be sworn in as deputy president.
3. Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal will quash the impeachment of Hon Rigathi Gachagua on the ground that he was denied the RIGHT to be heard during the Senate trial as he was sick. Both courts will order his immediate reinstatement.
4. The Supreme Court deploying JurisPESA will hold that fine, Gachagua was denied the right to hearing, but he can't be reinstated as Prof. Kindiki is in office.
5. Somewhere in between, don't rule an "out of court settlement," whereby Gachagua's impeachment is set aside, and he agrees to go back to Mathira to fight another day.
Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded – again – that he’s a patriot of the highest order.
Here’s my full statement: https://t.co/Bs2ZumFXxe
The judgement from Justices Alfred Mabeya (Presiding), Robert Limo & Dr. Freda Mugambi on the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) is one very interesting read.
The Petitioner is Joseph Enock Aura.
Here's a 🧵with key highlights from the judgement.
Here is a list of Cabinet Secretaries dismissed by President Ruto with immediate effect.
(I) Njuguna Ndung’u: National Treasury and Planning
(II) Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen: Roads and Transport
(III) Aisha Jumwa: Gender, Culture, the Arts & Heritage
(IV) Aden Duale: Defence
(V) Alice Wahome: Lands, Public Works, Housing & Urban Development
(VI) Hon (Dr.) Alfred Mutua, EGH: Tourism & Wildlife
(VII) Moses K. Kuria, HSC: Public Service, Performance & Delivery Management
(VIII) Rebecca Miano: Investments, Trade & Industry
(IX) Kithure Kindiki: Interior and National Administration
(X) Roselinda Soipan Tuya: Environment and Forestry
(XI) Zachariah Mwangi Njeru: Water, Sanitation & Irrigation
(XII) Peninah Malonza, OGW: East African Community, The ASALs & Regional Development
(XIII) Mithika Linturi: Agriculture and Livestock Development
(XIV) Ezekiel Machogu: Education
(XV) Davis Chirchir: Energy and Petroleum
(XVI) Ababu Namwamba: Youth Affairs and Sports
(XVII) Simon Chelugui: Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development
(XVIII) Salim Mvurya: Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs
(XIX) Florence Bore: Labour and Social Protection
(XX) Eliud Owalo: Information, Communications and the Digital Economy
(XXI) Susan Nakhumicha Wafula: Health
(XXII) Mercy Kiiru Wanjau: Secretary to the Cabinet
@WehliyeMohamed@ledamalekina@EACCKenya@edwinsifuna True, coming 2027 Kenyan politics will be very interesting. Totally against tribal lines, party leadership endorsements or personal wealth. Vijana washachoka!
@ledamalekina@EACCKenya We thought there were genuine and progressive folks like you and @edwinsifuna in parliament & then this. Tafauti gani sasa nyinyi na wale mnatusi everyday? This is worse than voting YES for the Finance Bill 2024 by the way. This is corruption!
New scandal as a fresh report from the Auditor General shows that 564 tonnes of fertiliser donated by Russia to Kenya last year disappeared in transit.
Young Kenyans, don’t fall into the trap of the plotters.
UDA has a serious infighting. Deputy President Gachagua is out to ensure that Ruto falls or is overthrown.
From the initial reports, they have teamed up with former elected leaders who are actively funding and supporting the resurrection.
Your plight has been hijacked and you are now the front of serious interests revolving around current Deputy President Ruto who believes that your protests will overthrow Ruto and bring them back to power.
You are being led down a dangerous path. Please don’t fall for it because you will be the losers.
Nobody will send their cool kids who have been part of your movement to overthrow Ruto. You will be in the streets with gangs ferried from as far as Karatina and Nanyuki to attempt the storming of State House.
Find a leadership and present your issues to the leaders.
Don’t assume that everyone will be supporting the anarchy just because you are young and cool. Don’t!
Where are we getting this issue of Finance Bill 2024 proposing the conversion of land titles?
Someone point me to that clause because I have read this Bill thrice & cannot trace it.
What I do know existed in the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2023 was a proposal to amend the Land Act 2012 to introduce Sec54A introducing an annual land levy for any owner of freehold land or property situated within the boundaries of any urban area/city equivalent to land rent charged on a comparable leasehold land or property of the same size in the same zone.
But the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2023 collapsed after the first reading in the National Assembly since it was withdrawn by the sponsor.